The Rainmaker Awards 2016 will celebrate corporate finance success
THE region’s only community-led corporate finance awards programme, The Rainmaker Awards, will be held on June 30.
Brought to you by TheBusinessDesk and Out There Events, The Rainmaker Awards are now in their third year and will again be held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester.
Set up to recognise the skill, enterprise, achievement, innovation and excellence of the North West’s corporate finance community, the Rainmaker Awards are different.
Unlike other awards programmes, the shortlisted transactions in the year to March 31, will be picked by an extensive panel from the corporate finance community. Team category shortlists will be drawn up by TheBusinessDesk, after extensive research using Experian CorpFin data.
Firms from across the region will then vote online for all of the category shortlists, with only one vote per category from each firm, to pick all the evening’s winners.
Joanne Birtwistle, editor of TheBusinessDesk.com: said: “We are looking forward to once again hosting The Rainmakers Awards and building on the success of the last two years.
“The last 12 months have seen another active period for the region’s corporate financiers and private equity investors, and I look forward to seeing which deals are shortlisted by the community and ultimately chosen as winners.”
This year sees the introduction of two new categories – recognising a young Rising Star in the community and the Small Cap Deal of the Year.
Marcie Incarico, owner of Out There Events, said: “Out There Events is delighted to be partnering the BusinessDesk.com on this prestigious event. The Rainmaker Awards is now firmly established as a must-attend event for the professional and deal making community. This event recognises excellence with winners voted for by their peer group and we look forward to celebrating these exceptional teams and deals.”
Deals information will be sourced from Experian CorpFin and TheBusinessDesk’s records of corporate activity, but we also welcome submissions from individual firms. Please email deal details for the year to March 31 to joanne.birtwistle@thebusinessdesk.com by April 21.
There are still opportunities for businesses to get involved as sponsors and supporters.
For sponsorship details please contact sarah.horsley@thebusinessdesk.com or seb.hussey@thebusinessdesk.com
For further details please see our website at therainmakerawards
Categories
Legal Team of the Year
The firm whose work has spanned not just one significant deal, but has been consistently at the heart of the key transactions in the region over the past 12 months.
Corporate Finance Team of the Year
The team that has led the way in the region. The shortlisted teams will have been consistently at the epicentre of significant transactional activity.
Prolific Team of the Year
The advisory or legal firms which have been most active by deal volume in the period.
Funder of the Year
This award recognises the most active player in the regional corporate finance market in terms of both the quantity and quantum.
VC/Private Equity Team of the Year
Fund-raisings, investment activity and successful exits should be taken into account. However, the return on investment that the house has generated within the past 12 months will be of primary focus.
Rising Star
The lawyer, corporate financier or banker, under the age of 35, who has achieved great things in the sector over the past year.
Small Cap Deal of the Year
This award is for the most strategically important regional transaction worth up to £10m. This award recognises outstanding technical skill and pragmatism.
Public Markets Deal of the Year
This award is looking to recognise the Public Markets deal – IPO, acquisition or disposal – that has achieved significance through either value, complexity or strategic importance.
Private Equity Exit Deal of the Year
This category speaks for itself – the most successful ROI from a portfolio investment.
International Deal of the Year
Advisers who have worked on a high value strategically important transaction involving a non UK based purchaser or vendor.
M&A Deal of the Year
This award is for the most strategically important regional transaction. This transaction will be recognised for both scale and the transformational nature of its impact.
Rainmaker of the Year
The outstanding professional in North West corporate finance who has consistently been at the heart of the significant transactions over the past 12 months.
For further details please see our website at therainmakerawards
